A Status Orange warning has been issued for three counties in Ireland as 'intense' rain and a high risk of localised flooding is expected.
The warning will be in place for Waterford, Wexford and Wicklow from 7am on Monday until 12 midday.
A Met Eireann forecaster said: "Some very intense falls of rain are possible. There will be flooding in places."
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Meanwhile, a Status Yellow rain warning is in place for the whole country all day today. The warning is valid from 3am on Monday morning to 8pm on Monday night.
The warning states: "Heavy or thundery pulses of rain Sunday night and Monday will lead to flooding in places".
The weather forecast for Monday notes it will be a wet start to the week with heavy downpours of rain that are likely to cause flooding.
Met Eireann adds: "However, wet and breezy weather will push up from the southwest overnight with freshening southeasterly winds. The rain will turn heavy or thundery in places later with flooding in places expected."
Meanwhile, as noted, it will be wet start to Monday with heavy downpours all afternoon but the rain will gradually start to clear during the day from the southwest and west of the country.
The national forecaster said: "A wet start this morning with heavy rain, especially in the southeast, with fresh to strong and gusty southeasterly winds. Outbreaks of rain will continue across most places into the afternoon with further flooding expected.
"While a gradual clearance will develop in the southwest and west, heavy showers will follow the rain. Highest temperatures of 7 to 11 degrees. Winds will slowly ease and veer westerly through the day before increasing fresh to strong and gusty over Munster later."
The forecast over the next week will be unsettled, with rain or showers most days and temperatures close to normal for this time of year.
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